Paper-towel container.



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or GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, AssIeNon T non'rnnan rhrn'n hints, or GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION or WISCONSIN.

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i To all iuhom it may concern:

. citizen of the United had. therein to the accompanying drawing. The invention relates. to containers for.

/ paper towels and the like, wherein towels end of the lowermost'towel the withdrawal of the .1' causes the end ofthe nexttowelto projectiililfillgll the same slot.

of the invention con-- Be it known that I, JOHN C. FOGAR'TY, a States of America, residing at Green Bay, in the county of Brown and State of \Visconsin, have invented certain new and usefuilmprovem'ents in Paper lowel Containers, of which the following is a specification, reference being are interfolded-insuch ama-nner that one a slotinthe'bottom of the container and lowermost towel The principalobject sists in the provision of means whereby the may be greatly reduced. 1 v p Alnother object of the invention consists in the provision ofa container whose slot can be automatically widened when its door is opened so that a the slot.

' described and specifically .'p

I vVith'these and other objects in view, the combinatlon,

novel to be hereinafter our d .put in invention consists in a and. arrangement of parts the appended claims.' ,v,

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a transverse view, of the conta ner showing a stack of towels interlrildnd therein. Fig. 2, is a transverse view 'oi thecontainer with -the door section opened and'a tilting bottom in position for loading. Fig. '3 is a perspective, view of the container.

it aiitab e container,-substantially of rectangular form, provided'with a door 2-hing- Specification of Letters Patent.

"insert the edge of a sheet of a extends throughtricti'on due to the withdrawal. oftlie towels the end ofthe lQWdL'IIiOSt' sheet may be conveniently passed th ough.

,ment of the'sheet,

' 9.- To this eference to the drawings,-1 denotes a bottom section bottom plate 6 is tiltably Patented' -Ju ne 20,1916.

' hppl cationflled December 4, 1915. Serial No. 65,047.

bottom plate 6 is tilted the opening 9 be- I:

tweenlthe inner edges ofthe plates will be widened so as to make it more convenient to new stack introduced into the container. The bottom plate 6 similar at its coiiperating plate 3 is provided with a ra1sed portion 7 and a downwardly curved'flangeS at itsinner end. The other side of the plate is provided with a flange 10 adapted to beengaged by the door 2 when the same 1s in the closing position; From the foregoing it is obvious f thatdwhenth door is in open position the bottom plate 6 will'assume the position in-1 ,dioated in Fig. 2. Upon the introduction of a'stack' of towels the plate 6 is brought nearly into its "operative position and is locked therein when th door section? is in closing position, whereupon the plate 6 as;

'sumes theposition side wallsofthe' container slots ll are pro vided wherebythe amount shown in Fig. 1. Inthe 'of towels con- 'tained in the boxmay be readily observed.

It has been found that .when asheet of paper is withdrawn from the'container the greatest friction occurs at theinitial move-- since the edge 1 L thereof must turn so as to be drawn to the opening are' provided whereby the'towels are pre-- (Vented from engaging the bottom plates anda space is defined wherein the edge 14L may turn without contacting with the bottom. After-the sheet has been curled no dithculty is experienced in carrying it over the raised portions.

"I am aware that various changes in the construction of the container may be made, without departing from the spirit of the inventibn, and I do not restrict myself to the specific form shown in the drawings, but

Want to avail myself of all such departures which come. within the scope of the appended claims.

1. A container having wall sections,' a door section hingedly attached thereto and made up of a pair of spaced plates, one of said plates being con-- nected to said wall sections, the other of said bottom plates being pivotally mounted between its appertaining wall sections and adapted to be locked in operative position by said dopr section when the same is in closing posit on.

end the raised portions iand 7 I I 2. i i-container having Wall sections, a

. door section hingedly attached thereto and a bottom section made up of a pair of spaced plates,- one'of said-plates being connected to' said wall sections,- the other of said'bottom plates being mounted'to oscillate about a longitudinal axis between its appertaining wall sections and adapted to be engaged by said doorsectibn when in closing position, so as to be locked in operative position.

Agconta ner-havlng wall sections, a

door section hingedly attached thereto-and a bottom section made up ofa pair'of plates,

one of said plates being connected'to said. wall'sections, the other of said plates being spaced fromsaid' first mentioned plate and pivotally mounted between its appertaining wall sections about. alongitudinal' axis adj acentfits other ed e, said door-cooperating with vsaid movab le plate for locking the s'ame in operative-position.

4:. A container havlng wall sections, a sta-' tionary anda tiltable bottom plate, said tiltableplate being spaced from said stationary ,plate and being provided With'a flange at right angles thereto, and a door-engaging sai'd flange for locking said tiltable plate in operative position;

5. A container for paper towels and the 1 like, having wall sections, a door hingedly I connected theretoand a bottom section made up of a pair of spaced plates, one of said 'plates'being connected to saidwall section, the other of said bottom plates being tiltably mounted between its appertaining wall sec-.

tions and;adapted to .be locked inoperative v position by said door section when the same ,is in closing position, and means for decreas ing the friction upon the withdrawal-"of the towels.

6. A container for paper towels and the like-havingWall-sections, a stationary'and like, having Wall sections, a stationary and a tiltable bottom plate, said tiltable plate being spaced from the said stationary plate and being provided with aflange at right [angles thereto, and adporengaging said flange for locking said-trltable'plate in operative position, saidb tom plates being provided with raised portions for prevent-- ing engagement of the towels with the bot-.

tom plates, whereby the friction upon the withdrawal of the towels is reduced,

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix m signature. v p i JOHN C. iFOGARTYi' 

